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President Donald Trump on Thursday promised $10 billion for a new "Board of Peace," an amorphous new institution focused first on Gaza that is being launched just as he threatens Iran with war.
UK pubs will be allowed to stay open until 2:00 am if home nation teams reach the knockout stages of the football World Cup, the government said Thursday.
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Spain's Oriol Cardona Coll and Switzerland's Marianne Fatton bagged the first two Olympic golds on offer in ski mountaineering in Bormio on Thursday as the event made its debut at the Winter Games.
February 19, 2026
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Russian Nikita Filippov won the first medal at the Milan-Cortina Games for individual neutral athletes when he claimed silver in the men's ski mountaineering sprint in Bormio on Thursday.
February 19, 2026
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Jonathan Milan beat Ethan Vernon and his own younger brother Matteo Milan in a bunch sprint on stage four of the UAE Tour on Thursday.
February 19, 2026
Jihadist fighters have killed dozens of people and destroyed seven villages in raids in northwestern Nigeria's Kebbi state, the police told AFP Thursday.
February 19, 2026
T20 World Cup surprise package Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Colombo Thursday to finish the group stage unbeaten and carry some winning momentum into the Super Eights.
February 19, 2026
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Ange Postecoglou has said he has only himself to blame for an extraordinarily brief reign as Nottingham Forest manager, with the Australian accepting he made "a bad decision" taking on the job with the Premier League strugglers.
February 19, 2026
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Britain's former prince Andrew was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct during his time as a trade envoy, as UK police investigations into allegations emerging from the Jeffrey Epstein files gathered pace.
Switzerland's Marianne Fatton won Olympic gold in the women's ski mountaineering sprint in Bormio on Thursday in the event's debut at the Winter Games.
Blair Kinghorn and Duhan van der Merwe have been recalled to Scotland's starting side for their Six Nations clash away to Wales on Saturday.
The boss of Spanish energy giant Repsol said Thursday that his company could boost oil production in Venezuela by more than half over the next year after Washington reauthorised its operations there.
February 19, 2026
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Israel's increased attacks and forcible transfers of Palestinians "raise concerns over ethnic cleansing" in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, the United Nations said Thursday.
February 19, 2026
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has urged his side to use the "pain" of a shock 2-2 draw with Wolves when they look to revive their Premier League title challenge against arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
Jack Crowley will start at fly-half for Ireland's Six Nations match against England at Twickenham on Saturday with Sam Prendergast, who started both their opening matches, omitted from the matchday 23.
Undefeated Switzerland will play Great Britain in the Olympic men's curling semi-finals on Thursday with Canada to take on Norway in a tournament that has been overshadowed by cheating claims.
Britain's former prince Andrew was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct during his time as a trade envoy, as UK police investigations into allegations emerging from the Jeffrey Epstein files gathered pace.
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